[ESPN NBA Guru] Raptors assistant fired as Team Canada coach

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Triano couldn't meet time commitmentTORONTO -- Jay Triano was fired as coach of the Canadian national men's basketball team Tuesday, a move Triano said was due to his inability to give enough time to the job.Triano, an assistant coach with the Toronto Raptors, was named coach of Canada's national team in 1999. He helped Canada to a surprising seventh-place finish at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, but the Canadians didn't quality for the Athens Games."Canada Basketball is appreciative of the success that Jay Triano...

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